Enhanced Recovery Programs in an Ambulatory Surgical Oncology Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We describe the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs designed to minimize postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain and reduce opioid use in patients undergoing selected procedures at an ambulatory cancer surgery center. Key components of the ERAS included preoperative patient education regarding the postoperative course, liberal preoperative hydration, standardized PONV prophylaxis, appropriate intraoperative fluid management, and multimodal analgesia at all stages.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed data on patients who underwent mastectomy with or without immediate reconstruction, minimally invasive hysterectomy, thyroidectomy, or minimally invasive prostatectomy from the opening of our institution on January 2016 to Decemb

SUBMITTER: Afonso AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568332 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature